Why is Isoroku Yamamoto dissatisfied with the Japanese navy's great victory in the naval battle of Savo Island?

The first is the story of the naval battle on Savo Island.

In the history of Japanese war, there is a famous joke, that is, in the battle of Savo Island, the Eighth Fleet of the Japanese Navy won a great victory under the command of the first army of Minlang's elegy. However, when the Sanchuan Army returned home in triumph, Isoroku Yamamoto expressed dissatisfaction with him, because he did not attack the US aircraft carrier group, and the Sanchuan Army also regretted it.

If you look at the war history of Japan, you will laugh at the same time. I don't know who made up this so-called dissatisfied story of winning. Japan's research on the history of war is different from other countries. The study of war history in other countries is the experience of war. It studies the history of war and what will happen if the right actions are taken. Therefore, Japan's war history is full of regrets.

You can often see some jokes about the history of Japanese war. For example, the attack on Pearl Harbor didn't blow up the oil depot, the deadly five-minute naval battle on Midway Island, the regret of Guadalcanal Island, the delay of kamikaze assault and so on. If you have a certain research on the history of war, you will know that it is pure nonsense. This joke about the so-called naval battle on Savo Island is no exception.

Second, the naval battle of Savo Island.

The naval battle of Savo Island is a rare naval victory that Japan won after the naval battle of Midway Island. This naval battle was launched by the US military? Watchtower? When we landed on Guadalcanal Island, fighting broke out.

1On August 7th, 942, American troops landed on Guadalcanal Island. American troops occupied Henderson Airport, a strategic place on the island, without much resistance. Lieutenant General Sanchuanjun, commander of the Japanese Eighth Fleet, immediately led seven cruisers and/KLOC-0 destroyers to attack Guadalcanal Island from rabaul.

At that time, Sanchuan knew that his attack had no air cover and was run away. Therefore, he decided to launch a night attack on the American fleet. Mishit by mistake, although Sanchuan's fleet was discovered by an Australian plane on the way, for various reasons, the escort fleet as an aircraft carrier group did not receive an alarm.

On the evening of August 8, Sanchuan's fleet broke into the waters of Savo Island. On the morning of 9th 1, the battle began. The American escort fleet, which lacked combat experience and night combat training, was hit hard. In just half an hour's battle, the Japanese navy sank four US heavy cruisers, injuring 1 heavy cruisers and two destroyers. And the Japanese only have a flagship? Bird sea? The chart room of this number was shot and destroyed. Green leaves? No.3 was slightly injured.

Judging from the results, the Japanese navy won a total victory. However, it was this victory that made Japanese war historians create a myth. That is the myth that Isoroku Yamamoto is dissatisfied with Toshiichi Sanchuan.

This myth is that after the battle, the Sanchuan Army decided to return and gave up the opportunity to attack the US transportation group. This allowed the American transport fleet to escape. If Sanchuan had sunk these transport ships, Japan would have won the battle of Guadalcanal.

It is for this reason that Isoroku Yamamoto expressed strong dissatisfaction with Ichiro Sanchuan. Junichi Sanchuan also seems to regret it. Moreover, Japanese war historians also embellished what they said. In order to sink these transport ships, it is worthwhile for Sanchuan's fleet to be sunk.

According to normal thinking, what Japanese war historians say has some truth. At that time, the transportation power in the United States was limited. For this battle, it is easy to piece these transport ships together. If these transport ships are damaged, they cannot be replenished in a short time. This will inevitably bring great difficulties to the US military operations and even affect the direction of the campaign.

Third, the truth of the story of the sea god of war on Savo Island.

But from the standpoint of Junichi Sanchuan at that time, it was easy for the person who said this to stand and speak. If he had exchanged with Sanchuan at that time, he would have made the same choice as Shunichi Sanchuan.

This is because of the tradition of the Japanese navy. There are several reasons why Sanchuan Army chose to return:

1. Traditional education of Japanese navy.

Since its establishment, the Japanese navy has been instilled with the idea that its opponent is a warship. Every naval officer takes it as his duty to destroy each other's naval ships and has no idea of the importance of transport ships.

This time, after the task of destroying the other navy ship, I think you have finished it. I don't care about the enemy transport ship at all, and I think it is meaningless to attack this unarmed ship.

2. Japanese? Small? The nationality of.

Japan has a small territory and scarce resources, and the whole nation is born with a small family spirit. When the Japanese navy joined the army, it was educated, and its own life was insignificant, but it was necessary to ensure that your majesty's ship was intact.

Therefore, the Japanese began to fight with their hands tied because they were afraid of losing. In the Japanese navy, the more ships regarded as consumables, such as destroyers, the more enthusiastic the captain, the better the combat experience. The bigger the warship, the lower its combat effectiveness.

At this point, Japan has no way to compare with the US military with deep pockets. In the battle, American warships dared to attack Japanese warships. The Japanese captain said with emotion that although we are all playing warships, we are far behind the Americans. ? This is the difference between deep pockets and petty.

After the battle with the escort fleet, if we attack the American transport fleet again, we must retreat at dawn. In this way, it is really possible that Japanese war historians will say that the whole army was wiped out. If the whole army is wiped out, the Sanchuan army may not be able to make a job with the emperor. It's better to forget about it and get away with it.

3. misjudgment of the war situation.

The misjudgment of the war situation is also a reason for Sanchuan's retreat. One is that he judged that all the American transport ships have been unloaded, and there is no point in empty ships. At the same time, it is very difficult for warships to sink empty ships, which is not as simple as laymen think.

One is that the flagship chart room was destroyed, resulting in serious personnel losses. In this case, it is too dangerous to rush into the unfamiliar shallow sea. In this way, the Sanchuan Army gave the order to retreat at the first time when it judged that it would be difficult to achieve results and bring danger to its own fleet if it attacked the US aircraft carrier.

In fact, sinking the transport ship will not change the outcome of Japan's failure.

In fact, the situation at that time was similar to that of Shunichi Sanchuan. The American transport ship did unload a lot of materials. Although it was not completely removed, it was enough for the American army at that time.

The most important thing for the US military is inner shock. After a night of fighting, the battle ship suffered heavy losses. When I arrived at the beach at dawn, I found that there was only an empty ocean, and even a boat was gone. The loneliness and abandonment of soldiers who have just entered the battlefield are beyond words. This will make the US military exaggerate the significance of the naval battle on Savo Island.

In fact, the Henderson airport occupied by the US military has complete facilities and a large amount of materials and equipment. These materials were left to the US military because the commander of the Japanese base was arrogant and thought that the airport would soon be recaptured without being destroyed.

Although the rice left by the Japanese army was not as delicious as American bread and canned food, they made the American army spend that difficult time. So even if the Sanchuan army attacked the transport ship, it would not change the situation on the island. Not to mention the farce that 800 Japanese troops attacked 1 more than 10,000 American troops later.

Conclusion:

So we can see that the joke that there was no attack on the transport ship after the naval battle in Savo Island was just a joke. Americans deliberately exaggerate difficulties in order to show their courage. The Japanese deliberately exaggerated opportunities to cover up their failures. None of this can change the final failure of the Japanese. As for whether Isoroku Yamamoto is really dissatisfied, only God knows.